Jacqueline Fernandez Allowed To Travel Abroad Without Prior Permission

India: A Delhi court has granted actor Jacqueline Fernandez to travel abroad without prior permission of the court.

She is accused in a ₹ 200 crore money laundering case, in which Sukesh Chandrasekhar is also an accused.

Delhi’s Patiala House Court modified the bail condition imposed in November 2022 that required her to take prior permission to travel abroad.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Shailender Malik allowed the application seeking modification of the bail condition of taking prior permission to travel abroad after considering facts and circumstances.

The court said that it is a matter of record that in the present case, the accused/applicant has earlier taken prior permission for travelling abroad, on five occasions.

It was also not disputed by the ED that the accused has never misused the liberty of bail and never violated any condition of the bail order.

“In the present case, I find considering the fact that the accused being an actor in the Indian film industry has to travel abroad frequently and in certain situations, in order to grab professional opportunities, she requires to leave the country with short notice,” ASJ Malik said in the order passed on August 10, 2022.

The court further said, “In such a situation condition of taking prior permission before leaving the country, becomes cumbersome and may be a reason for losing livelihood.”

An application was moved on behalf of Jacqueline Fernandez seeking modification regarding conditions of bail to the accused/applicant of November 15, 2022.

The court allowed the application and said that the accused/applicant would require to intimate to the court atleast three days before leaving the country instead of taking prior permission before leaving the country.